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Thursday, December 21, 2017
FUEL price volatility and supply problems are evident in the lead-up to Christmas.

Thursday, December 21,2017
A WOMAN who helped in raising funds for the Opotiki Library 50 years ago is today its biggest borrower by volume.

Thursday, December 21, 2017
“THE most blatant bit of dumping I’ve come across.”

Thursday, December 21, 2017
KINDERGARTEN security camera footage has been handed over to the police after the deliberate killing of three chickens over the weekend.

Thursday, December 21, 2017
JUNIOR students at Opotiki College were last week told at prizegiving the board of trustees wants to be an “enabler” of the opportunities students want to be part of and see happen at the school.

Thursday, December 21, 2017
AN elephant seal has come ashore at Waiotahe Beach and the public are being warned not to harass the animal, to keep their distance and keep dogs away.

Thursday, December 21, 2017
AN elderly man whose car failed to negotiate one of the Wainui S-bends on Tuesday afternoon may have suffered a medical event.

Thursday, December 21, 2017
There was no slipping off quietly when Tom Henwood retired after 40 years teaching at Opotiki College.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
TO avoid kingfish off Cape Runaway being gobbled up by sharks, and the unnecessary wastage of the fish species, the Waihau Bay Fishing Club has decided to remove kingfish from all competitions in a bid to save the local

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
SO far this year there have been 19 boating related deaths across the country, says Maritime New Zealand.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
AFTER granting a rehearing of an application to appoint replacement trustees to the MaraehakO C3D ahu whenua trust, Maori Land Court Judge Craig Coxhead was asked to determine whether a person attending a meeting by skype

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Although anti-rodeo activists have put pressure on some Opotiki Rodeo sponsors, interest in sponsoring the event is higher than ever.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
A ONE-WEEK rahui is in place on the Opape coast following the death of Peter Collier while kayaking on Saturday.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
VACATING the Community Activities Office premises in Bridge Street on Thursday morning was a sad affair for former student and now-teacher April Whitelaw-Fidler.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
THE Opotiki Summer Fest is measuring up as a rich offering of festivities.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
RESIDENTS across Opotiki have nothing to fear about the quality of their drinking water says Opotiki District Council.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
HAVING recently acquired three bullock cattle, Fred Davies who, as a hobby, wheels and deals in livestock, thought it would be a good idea to document the magnificent beasts that were once commonly used to clear Opotiki

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
BEING named junior dux of Opotiki College’s junior prizegiving last week came as a surprise for Letisha White.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Hayden Carter became the first recipient of the Tiaan Herewini Memorial taonga in a moving moment at Opotiki College’s junior prize giving last Thursday.

Thursday, December 14, 2017
Publicly-raised fears of a potential cost blowout in the Opotiki Harbour Redevelopment Project has seen Opotiki District Council issue a reminder to those outside the district of the “big picture”.

Thursday, December 14, 2017
Robert Roupere Hohua has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his partner Marie Harlick in November 2016.